Damascus Gate

One of the often forgotten benefits of investing in real estate is that it’s fairly easy to borrow money for the investment.  No bank will lend you money to buy stocks or gold but banks will lend you money to buy real estate.   Why?  Because real estate is a tangible asset that is generally considered [...]

My wife and I recently closed on our second house since we became students at the University of Michigan.  With the prices of housing dropping so much recently, I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to buy.  That said, not having a job made getting loans a little bit trickier although not impossible.  I’m going to [...]